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BB003 - Are You Ready For Some Dresden? Jan 17, 2007

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(16MB, 28m18s) We're less than a week from the broadcast of the Dresden Files TV series. Are you ready? Fred talks about Jim's recent visit to the set, viewing parties, a good reading order for the books of the series, the first five episodes, and some early reviews. Plus, he dishes a little on White Night. The Music:

The PodSafe Music Network: http://music.podshow.com
2006 Pl@stic Soul: http://tinyurl.com/y6k69q
.22: http://tinyurl.com/tel5v

Promos & Bumpers:

The Dresden Files TV Show: http://www.thedresdenfiles.com/
The Sturgeon's Law Podcast: http://www.sturgeonslaw.com/
The Master Plan: http://masterplan.libsyn.com/
Chris McGrath: http://www.christianmcgrath.com/

Jim's reports from the set:

Report #1: http://www.jim-butcher.com/bb/index.php/topic,1483.0.html
Report #2: http://www.jim-butcher.com/bb/index.php/topic,1517.0.html
Carol of the Harry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re72s0RH2yI

The Books:

Storm Front: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden/1/
Fool Moon: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden/2/
Grave Peril: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden/3/
Grave Peril, the Audio Book: http://tinyurl.com/36gd46
Summer Knight: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden/4/
Death Masks: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden/5/
Blood Rites: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden/6/
Dead Beat: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden/7/
Proven Guilty: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden/8/
White Night: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden/9/

First Five Episodes Synopses:

http://www.jim-butcher.com/bb/index.php/topic,1515.0.html

Entertainment Weekly review:

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007984,00.html

Quick Plugs:

Jake 2.0: http://www.tv.com/jake-2-0/show/16751/summary.html

BB002 - Art & Criticism Jan 03, 2007

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Fred talks with Chris McGrath, cover artist for The Dresden Files. He also delves into the nature of "good" vs "bad" criticism, how to handle the negative varieties of both, and looks at some of the best art in small press RPGs from 2006. The Music:

The PodSafe Music Network: http://music.podshow.com
2006 Pl@stic Soul: http://tinyurl.com/y6k69q
.22: http://tinyurl.com/tel5v

Promos & Bumpers:

The Dresden Files TV Show: http://www.thedresdenfiles.com/
The Sturgeon's Law Podcast: http://www.sturgeonslaw.com/

Mentioned During the Show:

The Jim-Butcher.Com Forums: http://www.jim-butcher.com/bb/
Don't Rest Your Head: http://www.evilhat.com/dryh.php
Spirit of the Century: http://www.evilhat.com/?spirit
Dresden Files on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486657/
Jim's LiveJournal: http://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/
Chris McGrath's website: http://www.christianmcgrath.com/
The "Scientific" Dresden Files ad: http://www.jim-butcher.com/bb/index.php/topic,1366.0.html

Quick Plugs from Fred:

Burning Empires: http://www.burningempires.com/
Jennifer Rodgers: http://www.jenniferrodgers.com/
Mortal Coil: http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/products.php?publisherLink=galileo
The Dictionary of Mu: http://bobgoat.com/mu/index.html
Sorcerer: http://www.sorcerer-rpg.com/

BB001 - All About the TV! Dec 20, 2006

Show notes

Fred talks all about the TV show and tackles and defuses the "nerdfury" over changes from the books with the help of the man himself, Jim Butcher. Some other TV show chatter slips in here and there, and the show gets rounded out with a quick plug for some games that Fred has worked on in 2006. Roll tape! The Music:

The PodSafe Music Network: http://music.podshow.com
2006 Pl@stic Soul: http://tinyurl.com/y6k69q
.22: http://tinyurl.com/tel5v

Promos & Bumpers:

The Dresden Files TV Show: http://www.thedresdenfiles.com/
The Sturgeon's Law Podcast: http://www.sturgeonslaw.com/
Ryan Macklin's Master Plan Podcast: http://masterplan.libsyn.com/

Mentioned During the Show:

Day Break: http://abc.go.com/primetime/daybreak/
The Jim-Butcher.Com Forums: http://www.jim-butcher.com/bb/
YouTube Playlist for Dresden TV: http://tinyurl.com/ya8926
The Dresden Files Audio Books: http://www.jim-butcher.com/store/#audio
Dresden Files on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486657/

Quick Plugs from Fred:

Atomic Sock Monkey: http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/
The Zorcerer of Zo: http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/products/zoz.asp
Evil Hat Productions: http://www.evilhat.com/
Don't Rest Your Head: http://www.evilhat.com/dryh.php
Spirit of the Century: http://www.evilhat.com/?spirit
Indie Press Revolution (IPR): http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/
The RPG.net Gaming Index: http://index.rpg.net/

Episode Zero - History and the TV Dec 16, 2006

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Fred talks about Jim, his history, the genesis of the Dresden Files RPG, the upcoming TV show on the Sci Fi channel, and the future of this podcast. All in under six minutes!